Friday, 27 June 2008

TV chef is keen on I'm A Celeb appearance

Television chef Gary Rhodes has said that he is interested in taking part in the jungle show 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here'.
The 48-year-old star told The Sun that his only worry would be who was put into the jungle camp with him.
Rhodes said: "I am adventurous and I wouldn't mind going in the jungle."
"It's just the people I'd get lumbered with that worries me. I would always definitely, definitely go in if I could be with the Manchester United squad and Alex Ferguson. Every time.
"Or even a nice all-girl group like Girls Aloud but I don't think my wife would be too pleased with that."
"I guess if it was both the Man Utd and the girl group it would diffuse it slightly."

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Saints + Lovers, Autodrone for Club NME New York City

Saints + Lovers have been lined up to headline Club NME New York City with Fred Perry Subculture this Thursday (May 15), and the show will celebrate the release of the New Yorker�??s album �??Stille�??.

Opening will be Jonny Lives! , followed by Autodrone.

After the bands, the night continues in the basement with the �??I�?�NY�?? dance party.

Admission for the bands is $10 - free after the bands, with happy hour from midnight to 1am.

Admission is 18+, and students get 50% off admission.

All Club NME presale tickets are available at www.ticketweb.com.

Club NME New York City with Fred Perry Subculture takes place every Thursday at The Annex, 152 Orchard St.

--By our New York staff.
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Friday, 13 June 2008

The Oprah Effect: America's next big thing

"Wow, wow, wow... Talk about a star is born. You're the real deal, girl." It
was with these words that Oprah Winfrey bestowed her blessing on Leona
Lewis.

Saturday, 7 June 2008

Corrie's Vera speaks about illness

Former 'Coronation Street' actress Liz Dawn has spoken about how her life has changed since she was diagnosed with emphysema five years ago.
The 68-year-old actress told ITV's 'Tonight' that she was told by doctors that she only had one third of her lung capacity left.
Dawn, who played Vera Duckworth in 'Coronation Street', recently quit the show due to ill health.
She said: "I used to go to Granada and I used to go in the dressing room, and I'd be really breathless before I even did anything."
"And I got that bad, at the end that instead of somebody knocking on the door and saying: 'It's your scene', I used to go on a scene earlier and sit on the Duckworths' set."
Dawn also said that she quit smoking after her diagnosis: "When you're addicted to smoking it's very hard to stop... I couldn't answer the phone unless I lit up."
The actress said that she regretted smoking around non-smokers: "I mean there are a lot of non-smokers in 'Coronation Street' that I have stood next to and smoked. Must have been awful mustn't it?"
Dawn's doctor Professor Ashley Woodcock said: "Liz came to me about five years ago really pretty desperate."
"At that point she could walk just a couple of yards... she was in a really bad way."
"Stopping her smoking was really critical and she did that... which has been great because she wouldn't be here now... if she hadn't stopped"